Good evening.

I'm Jeff Bennett.

I'm the Navas is away.

On the news hour tonight, vast areas of Canada burn while Maui continues its recovery

from wildfires, as the official responsible for not activating alert sirens resigns.

President Biden meets with the leaders of Japan and South Korea to shore up alliances

amid increasing instability in the Pacific.

And Israel's minister for strategic affairs discusses the tumultuous politics at home

and his country's potential diplomatic deal with Saudi Arabia.

Let's not underestimate the impact that an Israeli-Saudi peace agreement could have on the

region and the world it would effectively be at least the beginning of the end of the

year of Israeli conflict.

Good evening and welcome to the news hour.

The impact of wildfires is being felt on two fronts tonight.

On Maui, residents there are trying to rebuild their lives days after fires scorched parts

of the island as they mourn the many lives lost.

But for one city in Canada's northwest territories, the fire danger is only just beginning.

Traffic line the only highway out of Yellowknife today, while other residents packed airports

amid urgent orders to evacuate.

I've never seen anything like it and I've never heard anyone speculate that in my lifetime

something like this would happen.

It's a race against time.

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